asked the Minister for Labour the number of redundancies notified to his Department during 1988, broken down by employment category.
Written Answers. - Notified Redundancies.
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The number of redundancies notified by my Department under the Redundancy Payments Acts during 1988, broken down by employment category, are as follows:
|
Employment Category |
Number of employees |
Total |
|
|
Male |
Female |
||
|
Extraction Industry (Chemical Products) |
1,991 |
218 |
2,209 |
|
Metal Manufacturing and Engineering |
1,632 |
560 |
2,192 |
|
Other Manufacturing |
3,397 |
1,947 |
5,344 |
|
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
400 |
127 |
527 |
|
Energy and Water |
454 |
67 |
521 |
|
Building and Civil Engineering |
1,548 |
401 |
1,949 |
|
Distributive Trades |
2,207 |
1,456 |
3,663 |
|
Transport and Communications |
1,344 |
270 |
1,614 |
|
Banking, Finance and Insurance |
498 |
553 |
1,051 |
|
Other Services |
3,031 |
936 |
3,967 |
|
Total |
16,502 |
6,535 |
23,037 |